Salah, Mane and Firmino all signed new long-term contracts over the course of 2018 and have committed their peak years to the club.

The reality is that Liverpool haven't seriously considered a move for Pulisic since they bought Shaqiri for £12.5million last summer.

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The Swiss attacker was the Pulisic alternative and he was snapped up at an absolute bargain price. Shaqiri has proved to be a massive hit at Anfield. The 27-year-old has only started 11 matches for the Reds but has already chipped in with six goals, including a match-winning double against Manchester United.

Pulisic is still more potential than proven quality having scored 15 goals in 115 games for Dortmund. He has only netted three times in 18 club appearances so far this term.

The size of the fee was also prohibitive. Liverpool wouldn't buy a squad player for £58million and they certainly wouldn't pay that for a squad player who had less than 18 months remaining on his contract.

The Reds proved with the bumper deals for Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker that they are willing to break the bank for the right targets. But in the case of Pulisic the numbers just didn't add up.